Means for supplying water



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, J. E. SARGENT MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WATER Filed Sept. 19. 1921 wwf/Wap.'

Patented Nov.. 17, l925.

UNITED STATES y Laarne PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN ELLERY sAneENr, or ivroaeeN, KENTUCKY, AssIGNoR or ONE-HALF 'ro w. M. Nonfrrrcntrr, or MORGAN, KENTUCKY.

MEANS F012l SUPPLYING WATER.

Application led September 19, 1921. Serial No. 501,653.

To all 'Lo/tom, t may concern.' 1

Be it known that I, JOHN ELLERY Sea GENT, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Morgan, in the county of Pendleton and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Supplying Water, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to means for supplying water, and has particular reference to the provision of means whereby water is distributed under pressure.

The principal object of this invention is yto provide water supplying means for distributing water to the various points in buildings, barns, etc., where required, comprising in part a tank adapted to be located under water in a well, spring or other source of supply, where the same is not subject to freezing temperature.

A further object of this invention is to provide, in connection with a tank located as above set forth, valve mechanism adapted for automatic operation so that a supply of water is at all times maintained inside thel tank.

Another Object of this invention is to priovide in a tank of the type mentioned a separate compartment in which a supply may be maintained under pressure even after the water in the main tank has become exhausted.

Further objects of the invention-will appear from the following detailed description thereof.

In the drawings: y

Figure 1 is a sectional'view of the water supplying means constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectionon line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the invention, a part of the upper portion of the tank being broken away so as to disclose the interior structure.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of the V.valve mechanism on an enlarged scale.

FigureV 5 is a sectional View of one of the valver mechanisms.

The numeral 1 indicates a tank, prefer- O meta] construction, .and oval in partments 3 and 4 respectively. A pipe 5,v

located in compartment. 4, communicates through the partition 2, near the bottom of the tank, with .compartment 3. The pipe 5 extends upwardly in compartment 4 to a point near the top thereof. The upper end of the pipe 5 is provided with acage v6,

within which a ball valve 7 is located, said valve being 'arranged to seat in the end of the pipe. The end wall of compartment 3 is provided ywith an inlet pipe 8. Slidably mounted in the pipe 8 is a cup-shaped valve 9 provided with )rongs 10. The valve 9'is securely mounted on a valve rod 11. Secured on the rod 11, adjacent the inner end of the valve 9, is a rubber, leather, or other flexible washer 12. Securely mounted on the rod 11 inside of and contiguous to the washer 12 is a pressure cup 13. As illustrated in the drawings, two nuts 14 secure thek valve 9, the waslie1j12, and the pressure cup in the specifiedassembly on the rod 11.

Pivotally I*mounted in a bracket, or brackets, 15, inside the tank 1, are arms 16 and 17 which extend upwardly in the tank to points slightly above the valve rodll, and then converge away from the valve, as shown in Fig. 3, the free ends of the arms being secured to a float 18. A cross-bar 19 is secured between the arms 16 and 17 and is slidable on the valve rod between nuts 19. The outer end of the pipe 8 is proy vided with a housing 20, having bearings 21 for the Outer end of the rod'11. The

housing 20 is also provided with a socket 22 for a spring-pressed ball 23, which is adapted to engage respectively in depressions 24 and 25 in the rod v11.

lThe tank 1 is provided with an outlet 26, which communicates with the chamber 4 of the tank. Pipe 27 distributes water from the'v chamber 4 to various desired points, as, for instance, in the kitchen and bath room of a farm residence and other placeswhere'water is required.

Tank 1 is provided with an inlet 28, communicating with the chamber .3.,

' ot 'the valve.

through `which rair pressure is maintained in the tank by means ot a suitable anl pump conveniently located.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The tank, with the various mechanisms described, is submerged in a well, spring, stream or other source of water supply. lVater is admitted into the tank through the pipe 8 by the automatic valve. lll/Then the water in the tank falls to a certain point, the falling lioat dr-aws the rod ll outwardly, thus withdrawing the valve 9 from the inner end of the pipe so that water may rpass inwardly through the pipe and t-he openings between the prongs l0 In this position the ball 23 engages the'notch 25 in the rod. As the water in the tank risesthe float causes the bar 19 to exert an outward pressure on the rod ll. VBy reason ot the friction ot the spring-pressed ball 23, however, the valve does not immediately close, but the water ispermitted to continue its inward flow until the tank is approziimately full, at which time the outward pressure on the rod is so great as to overcome the 'friction and cause the valve'to close suddenly, the pressure cup 13 compressing the washer l2 into lthe innerend o'i the'pipe Air pressure `is maintained inside the tank through the inlet 28 by means otl an air pump suitably located. This pressure vcauses water to 'l'low throughthe pipe 5 into compartment Ll, and thence-outwardly through pipe 27 to the various points ot distribution where it is drawn upon in the ordinary manner when required. By -reason ot the pipe 5 and valve 7 a supply ot wat-er under pressure is maintained in the compartment l, even when the supply :in'cempartment is ein hausted to thepoint oi' opening the valve, when the pressure in compartment 3 is, et course, relieved, the -valve 7 closing when the pressure in compartment fl exceeds that in compartment The cup l' `presses against vwasher 12 effectively closing-the automatic valve when the i'loat is raised and air` pressure is maintained in the tank.

ddl-hen the valve is closed the ball `9,15 engages in notch 24 and thus prevents the opening` ot the automatic Vvalve until the water has become virtually exhausted from compartment 3 of the tank.

As will be seen, a suitable tank and automatic mechanism are thus provided for supplying water under pressure to desired points of distribution. It is also obvious that this tank, which receives its pressure :trom any ,point of convenient location on the premises, may be submerged in any suitable natural water repository or source of supply, to such depth that the same is sare against freezing or other sources of damage, the supply of water being automatically maintained inside the tank by reason ofthe valve mechanism described.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a device of'the character specified in combination with a tank adapted tobe subw merged in liquid in a repository,automatic vali-fe mechanism arranged to be operated when vthe liquid inthe tank tails below a certain level, and means for maintaining pressure in s'aid'tankto force liquid therefrom, a secondary chamber, means of communication between-said tank and secondary chamber so that liquid in thetank is'torced, under pressure, into said second-ary cli-ambe", and a valve arranged to close when the pressure in the tank lalls below that in said secondary chamber.

2. l'nla device 'et the characterspecified, in

combination witha tank adaptedv tobe submerged in liquid in arepository, automatic valve mechanism arranged to be operated when theliquid fin `the tank falls below a cert-ain level, and means 'for maintaining y.pressure in said 'tank for the distribution et the liquid therefrom, a secondary chamber in said tank, means whereby said secondary chamber connnunicates with the principal chamber in said tank so that liquid in the principal chamber is forced, under pressure, into said-secondary chamber, and a valve arranged to close when the pressure in the principal chamber falls below that in said secondary chamber.

Jennv ELLERY sane-ENT. 

